2016 Nissan Maxima looks wild, has 300 hp

The all-new Maxima lands in NY, wearing bold new threads packing 300 horses. Is the four-door sports car back for real?

The all-new Maxima lands in NY, wearing bold new threads packing 300 horses. Is the four-door sports car back for real?

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The most polarizing new design of the 2015 New York Auto show isn't the much-talked-about Lincoln Continental—it's the new Nissan Maxima.

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Styled just like the Sports Sedan concept that established the car's new design language, the Maxima sports a floating roof (like the new Murano) and garners reactions ranging from approving nods to, well, the opposite.

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Nissan wants to make the Four-Door Sports Car moniker stick again, so underhood, the new Maxima gets a revamped 3.5-liter VQ V6 (60% new parts) good for 300 hp.

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The sole transmission—to no one's surprise—is the Xtronic CVT. Wider ratios and new programming let the car accelerate faster than before, according to Nissan, but no performance numbers have been released so far. 30 mpg is the expected EPA highway number.

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The new cockpit, unlike the bodywork, is not polarizing. Nicely arranged, giant shift paddles. All good here.

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8.0-inch touchscreen infotainment with navigation is standard. It's the same unit used in the new Murano—a good thing.

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